The Dickinson press., 1887-06-25
McGillivray is selling lots of those
finely favored Principe cigars.

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NJ. F. Klinefelter has taken charge
of Barnes express business.
Mr.. Dell, of the Cave Hills. was in
this week. lie reports an abundance
of rain in that section.
J.. ID. Barnes and family leave this
week for Il visit to friends and rcla-
tiyes ut Otter Tail, MINI.
Attention is called to the machine
~ advertisement of Geo. Aud Ill this
issue. He offers bargains.
l.. Haywood. manager Of the De
troit Standard Accident Insurance
Company, with headquarters ut st.
Paul, is spending Il few days with his
friend c. II. Merry.
The enterprising and patriotic citi-
zens of Taylor arc determined to have
Il grand celebration on July 4th. They
are making extensive preparation and
propose to have orationS, dancing.
races of various kinds. fire works and
u general good time. Large posters.
containing Il program of the festivi-
ties, were printed ut this Office and
they invite all the citizens of stark
county to participate.
Sheriff Willard, of Billings county,
arrested Dennis O'Leary, of South
Heart, on Il warrant charging him
with selling IL steer belonging to the
Is cattle company. \ preliminary en-
animation took place before Justice
Williams. ut Medora, Wednesday and
resulted in O1.eary being bound over
for his appearance before the grand
jury. in the sum of 800. The evi.
dence went to show that he traded to
Charles IL. Merry II certain steer
branded Is. O'Leary claimed that he
did not sell that steer hut another
branded differently. District attor.
ney Gibson prosecuted the case and
4. ID. Carpenter defended.
The Cambridge, Ohio. Herald has
figured out how far Il farmer must
walk to put in and attend forty acres
of corn. 1t says: Ito pillow the ground
with II sixteen inch, three horse pillow
he travels $50 miles: to harrow the
ground thoroughly before planting he
will have to travel lnu miles; to mark
out the same he travels 30 miles: to
cultivate it afterwards he will have
to travel 500 miles making Il grand
total of 500 miles, besides the gather
ing"
That is the way they do it i'm the
east. This is the way it is done i'll
the west: To pillow the ground with
sixteen inch pillow he rides $50 miles;
to harrow the ground thoroughly be-
fore planting he will have to ride LOT
miles: to mark out the same he rides
80 miles; to cultivate it afterwards Inc
will have to ride 300 miles making ;
grand total of 500 miles. besides tho
gathering, which he does by riding
on the wagon and plucking the corn
the stalks growing SO tall that h'
cannot reach them from the ground
In some instances the Northern
l),.is1 , ~ ala. .,,l. a., 81. 40, ,li.
advantage. a ease in point is that o
ten families of Bohcmians, witt
q machinery, horses, sheep, cattle an
everything necessary to begin farm
ing in good shape. These pcopl
came to Campbell county over tn
Milwaukee road and not being salts
fled with that county two represent;
tiveS came to Dickinson and We're $
! well pleased that they selected lan,
for the ten families in the Bohemia
settlement north of town. Afte
making the selection they rctnrnc
to Bismarck and asked the compan
$ for an elnigrant rate from there t
Dickinson. and we are reliably in
formed could secure 10 better rat
e than 800 a car. This high rate WI.
more than they were willing to stan
and being unable to do amy better r'
turned to Campbell county with TIN
> intention of remaining there. Tlu,
. ten good families are lost to til
: West Missouri country through tn
\ short-sightcdncss of some of t4
Y Nsrthern Pacific officials. In mos
cases the company is very libcr;
s towards intending settlers. but j
IS this case som II surely blnndcret
g. "